STANDISH, ME - The Bowdoin College Polar Bears have
been billed as the top men's college basketball team in the state
of Maine in the annual Maine Men's Basketball Coaches and Writers
Association's preseason poll in voting submitted by the head
coaches.
The Polar Bears collected 5 first place votes and 41 total points
to edge runner-up Saint Joseph's College which
garnered 2 first place votes and 31 points. Bates College was third
with 27 points followed by Husson College with 21 points. Rounding
out the top five was Colby College with 19 points. Three other
schools also received votes.
Junior Elbie Murphy of Saint Joseph's College,
Senior Andrew Hippert of Bowdoin College and Sophomore Adam Choice
of Colby College were the top three vote getters for the coaches'
ten-player Preseason All-Star team. Rounding out the elite squad
were Bryan Wholey of Bates College, Josh Daniels of the University
of Southern Maine, Mark Gaudet of Colby College, Kyle Jackson of
Bowdoin College, Drew Coppenrath of the University of Southern
Maine, Pat Halloran of Bates College and Isaac Stickney of the
University of New England.
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TOP FIVE TEAMS |
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PRESEASON ALL-STAR TEAM |
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(first place votes in parentheses) |
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(in alphabetic order) |
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1) Bowdoin College (5) |
41 |
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Adam Choice, Colby College |
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2) Saint Joseph 's College (2 ) |
31 |
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Drew Coppenrath, Southern Maine |
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3) Bates College (1) |
27 |
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Josh Daniels, Southern Maine |
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4) Husson College (1) |
21 |
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Mark Gaudet, Colby College |
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5) Colby College |
19 |
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Pat Halloran, Bates College |
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Andrew Hippert, Bowdoin College |
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Kyle Jackson, Bowdoin College |
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Elbie Murphy, Saint Joseph 's College |
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Isaac Stickney, University of New England |
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Bryan Wholey, Bates College |
